Colton Gordon

Bats L Throws L6'4" 225 lbBorn 1998 St. Petersburg, USADebut 2025Team HOUDraft 2021 R8 #238 Houston Astros, Central FloridaContract 1 y (26) 2026: $81,511

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	294	18.9	6.2	3.65	20.6	6.84	95.9
2027							97.7
2028							98.8

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 88 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Adam Plutko	2018	85.7	95.7	462
2	Griffin Jax	2021	85.6	113.2	290
3	Taylor Clarke	2019	86.1	103.7	183
4	Phil Dumatrait	2008	82.5	79.1	64
5	Mike Wright	2016	84.9	91.5	109
6	Josh Geer	2009	86.1	did not play
7	Dillon Peters	2019	83.4	41.1	9
8	Carson Spiers	2024	82.7	87.1	60
9	Corey Kluber	2012	84.7	98.7	608
10	Peter Lambert	2023	83.5	85.9	280

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									294				97.7
2026*									50				53.9	100.0	53.9
2025	HOU	6	4	5.34	20	14	1	86.0	379	21	19	72	83.9	98.7	82.6
Career		6	4	5.34	20	14	1	86.0	379	21	19	72	83.9		82.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	HOU	P	20	86	2	5	1	0	0.875	-0.6

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	296	70.2 IP, 19% K	3.72
2026	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	142	32.1 IP, 18% K	5.61
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	438	103.0 IP, 18% K	4.28
2025	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	233	56.0 IP, 24% K	3.38
2024	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	522	123.1 IP, 24% K	3.95
2023	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	163	35.0 IP, 18% K	4.63
2023	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	394	93.1 IP, 31% K	3.96
2022	A+	Asheville Tourists	Pit	77	20.1 IP, 38% K	2.69
2022	A	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	Pit	75	20.1 IP, 36% K	2.24
2022	Rk	FCL Astros Blue	Pit	26	7.0 IP, 42% K	0.00
2022	Rk	FCL Astros Orange	Pit	24	6.0 IP, 46% K	4.50
2022	Rk	nan	Pit	50	13.0 IP, 44% K	2.08

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.562	0.606	0.610	0.360
2025	0.340	0.382	0.377	0.370

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.